Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit

1.d4 d5 2.c4 b5

ECO D06

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 b5.

It is catalogued under code D06 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move b5 is chosen by Black on move 2.

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit is a line of the Queen's Gambit Declined. The Queen's Gambit Declined is a chess opening that begins 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6. Read the complete Queen's Gambit Declined guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

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